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Description

Print depicting a large bear followed by two small bears in the upper half of the image, and the upper torsos of a bear facing a person with an arm outstretched towards the bear in the bottom half, to the right-hand side. Below the image is written, "36/50 Pauta." The Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind embossed stamp is in the lower right-hand corner.

History Of Use

The Inuit prints consist of stencils, stonecut engravings and lithographs from the communities of Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Povunenituk, Holman Island, Pangnirtung and Clyde River. The first Cape Dorset prints were in 1959, Povunenituk in 1962, Holman in 1965, Baker Lake in 1970, Pangnirtung in 1973 and Clyde River in 1981. Since the late 1940's Indian and Northern Affairs have supported the development of art from the Canadian Arctic in co-operation with the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Catalogues have been published since 1959 and most of the prints are documented in their year of production. A print shop was set up by James Houston in Cape Dorset in 1958. Stonecutters Igola, Eegvudluk, Luktlak and Kanangenak began training for printmaking. James Houston decided that the co-operative would work well in the Inuit community. Specialists would prepare and cut the stone block, another artist would do the drawing and someone else would do the printing. The symbol used by the Cape Dorset group was a stylized igloo. The Cape Dorset Co-operative produces an annual catalogue illustrating and documenting prints produced within that year.

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ID Number

Na1549

Title

Print

Item Name

print

Culture

Inuit

Manufacturing Technique

engraved
printed

Date Made

1962 to 1962

Maker

Saila, Pauta [maker]

Place Made

Canada: Nunavut, Cape Dorset; Kinngait

Date Owned

to 1988/01/25

Owner

Balshine, Lorne

Acquisition Date

1988/01/25

Source

Balshine, Lorne [seller]

Source

Finning Ltd. [funding_source]

Source

University Purchase [funding_source]

Measurements

height: 31.5 cm (overall), width: 45.5 cm (overall)

Item Classes

works on paper

Condition

good

Accession Number

1263/0371

History Of Use

The Inuit prints consist of stencils, stonecut engravings and lithographs from the communities of Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Povunenituk, Holman Island, Pangnirtung and Clyde River. The first Cape Dorset prints were in 1959, Povunenituk in 1962, Holman in 1965, Baker Lake in 1970, Pangnirtung in 1973 and Clyde River in 1981. Since the late 1940's Indian and Northern Affairs have supported the development of art from the Canadian Arctic in co-operation with the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Catalogues have been published since 1959 and most of the prints are documented in their year of production. A print shop was set up by James Houston in Cape Dorset in 1958. Stonecutters Igola, Eegvudluk, Luktlak and Kanangenak began training for printmaking. James Houston decided that the co-operative would work well in the Inuit community. Specialists would prepare and cut the stone block, another artist would do the drawing and someone else would do the printing. The symbol used by the Cape Dorset group was a stylized igloo. The Cape Dorset Co-operative produces an annual catalogue illustrating and documenting prints produced within that year.

Narrative

Balshine family collection.

Description

Print depicting a large bear followed by two small bears in the upper half of the image, and the upper torsos of a bear facing a person with an arm outstretched towards the bear in the bottom half, to the right-hand side. Below the image is written, "36/50 Pauta." The Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind embossed stamp is in the lower right-hand corner.